Outboard Tilt / trim stoped working

[carol1]

Tilted my 2003 250 H.P. evinrude out of the water and it went right back down in the water. There was a large amount of hydralic fluid in the water.

When I use the tilt/trim controls you can hear the motor engage but the engine will not lift.

Any one know what the problem is. My mechanic said he will have to take the boat out of the water to fix it.

Can I still use the boat in this condition until it is fixed?


Thanks for all of your advice.

[Enough Already]

Sounds like you blew out one of your trim ram or tilt rod seals. Depending on how bad the leak is, you could refill and bleed the system to get by for a short while. You can use the boat but could be dangerous getting caught in a situation where you need the motor tilted up.

[KeyPineSavage]

Also, depending on what still has pressure and what doesn't, you might not be able to reverse. (Well, you can run in reverse but prop may rise up out of the water. Not much progress that way.)